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Daily Mirror
20 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
'Porta Potty party' model heard 4 chilling words before being 'thrown off roof'
Maria Kovalchuk, 20, claimed the skin on her scalp was practically torn off during the attack by several men, who she said had "hinted" they wanted to have sex with her A Ukrainian model left for dead following a "Porta Potty party" in Dubai has revealed her attackers said "you belong to us" during the near-death ordeal. Maria Kovalchuk, 20, flew to Dubai earlier this year in a bid to advance her modelling career before she claimed to have met with the rich kids of Russian and Ukrainian businessmen in March. Just hours later, she would be found by the roadside with horrific injuries, including a broken spine and limbs after she was found to have "fallen from a height." After reports of the horrific injuries Maria sustained, there were fears she was kidnapped into "sexual slavery" and that she was taken to a notorious Porta Potty party. The parties are rumoured to involve wealthy men who reportedly pay large sums of money to abuse and degrade attractive young women, including those with social media profiles. Speaking in Norway, where her mother lives, the model claimed she met a 19-year-old man who lives with his dad in Dubai at a karaoke event a the Five Jumeirah Village hoel. She told Russian outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti: "[He] offered for her to stay in his room and claimed that his father could fly her to Thailand on a private jet." Maria admitted she would go with the man and his friends, hoping it could lead to a free flight to Thailand. "They started teasing me, why I wasn't drinking," she told prominent Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak at Shockingly, the group then uttered the four words stating Maria belonged to them: "Then some aggressive pushes like pushing in the shoulders began. After that, they started making fun of me like 'you belong to us, we will do whatever we want.' "I tried to take it as a joke, because it was really weird. They started behaving inappropriately, smashing bottles on the floor. That is, the entire floor was strewn with broken glass, that is, it was impossible to walk there. "Then they started intimidating me, smashing glass. After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport. And one of the girls….put on my things and just left in them, although before that I asked her not to do this, [and] to leave my things. That is, no one heard me, and she just left the hotel in my dress." The men then "hinted" they wanted sex with her, with Maria adding: "I did not reciprocate, and this aggression was also heating them up." Maria tried to flee but she was "dragged back into the room." The report added: "When they stepped out onto the balcony, she escaped and hid at a nearby construction site." Then the men, who were "out of their minds" by this point, allegedly found her at the construction site and "beat her." "They practically tore the skin off her scalp, then threw her off a ledge onto the road," said the account. "I ran away. Then, already on the street, when I was, I didn't see them anymore, but I knew they were coming," said Maria. "I ran to the nearest building, just scared, and ran in, hid there. It was just an unfinished building, open." Maria's mother, Anna, said her daughter's medical treatment was paid for by the Dubai authorities. She continued: "I don't know how much they paid - the sum was colossal, millions." There now appears no charges will be brought against the men. The next day the case was closed, they were released. And the case was closed," said Maria's mother. "The [Dubai] police investigation indicated that Maria said that she was running away from sexual violence and then went to protect her honour, her dignity, decided to commit suicide," she said. The mother claimed the statement was "falsified", adding that Maria wasn't trying to take her own life and saying she was not intoxicated. Medical tests also showed she had no alcohol in her blood, said her mother.
Daily Mirror
20 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
'Porta Potty party' rich teen at centre of model's horrific Dubai experience
Maria Kovalchuk has told what happened in the build up to an attack in Dubai where it was feared that she had been the victim of a notorious Porta Potty party A Ukrainian model who was brutally beaten and found on the roadside in Dubai with severe injuries claims that she was attacked after meeting a rich teen "who offered to let her stay in his room". Wheelchair-bound Maria Kovalchuk was discovered in March after going missing for more than a week with fears that she had been kidnapped into sexual slavery. Her injuries included a broken spine and she was in a coma after having "fallen from a height." Based on the testimony of some reported friends, there were fears that Maria had been a victim of a notorious Porta Potty party in Dubai - where rich men are reported to pay large sums to abuse and degrade attractive young women, including those with social media profiles. The 20-year-old, who nearly lost her life, has spoken for the first time since the incident from Norway where her mother lives and she is now based to continue her recover. Speaking out, she denied that citizens of the United Arab Emirates were behind her torture. The model, who has a prominent scar on her forehead after undergoing multiple surgeries, instead, pointed the finger at "rich Russian kids" who she alleges abused her after a party in a hotel. Russian news outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti, which spoke to Maria, claimed she met a young man - whom she had previously seen at a karaoke bar - in the lobby of the Five Jumeirah Village hotel. She had been in Dubai to get content for her job as a model when she overslept and missed her onward flight to Thailand. The 19-year-old man she met lived with his father in Dubai. The report said: "She told him her air ticket had gone to waste and she had to check out of her hotel. "[He] offered for her to stay in his room and claimed that his father could fly her to Thailand on a private jet." Maria then claimed that there was a party with the children of wealthy Russian and Ukrainian businessmen. She admitted she agreed to go with the man and his friends - hoping it would lead to a free flight to Thailand, but the atmosphere turned sour. "They started teasing me, why I wasn't drinking," she told prominent Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak at "Then some aggressive pushes like pushing in the shoulders began. After that, they started making fun of me like 'you belong to us, we will do whatever we want.' "I tried to take it as a joke, because it was really weird. They started behaving inappropriately, smashing bottles on the floor. That is, the entire floor was strewn with broken glass, that is, it was impossible to walk there. "Then they started intimidating me, smashing glass. After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport. And one of the girls….put on my things and just left in them, although before that I asked her not to do this, [and] to leave my things. That is, no one heard me, and she just left the hotel in my dress." This woman is now out of contact. The men "hinted" they wanted sex, she said, adding: "I did not reciprocate, and this aggression was also heating them up." The report claimed that "amid the violence", Maria tried to flee "but the young men "dragged her back into the room." It added: "When they stepped out onto the balcony, she escaped and hid at a nearby construction site." Then the men, who were "out of their minds" by this point, allegedly found her at the construction site and "beat her". "They practically tore the skin off her scalp, then threw her off a ledge onto the road," said the account. Maria explained: "I ran away. Then, already on the street, when I was, I didn't see them anymore, but I knew they were coming. I ran to the nearest building, just scared, and ran in, hid there. It was just an unfinished building, open." Maria doesn't remember the violence itself that led to her injuries, and the CCTV footage has since been erased, she said. "Three months have passed - the police waited until the cameras were automatically wiped [after this period]. So now there's no evidence," said Maria. "Most likely, there was a blow to the head, I suppose. The next scene [that] I remember is me asking for help from a passing car, which had already stopped and called an ambulance and the police." She had fled wearing only a hotel robe. She said: "I think that maybe I was thrown. Or it was a beating. One of two options, the injuries looked like either a beating or a fall." The men accused by Maria were both detained by police in Dubai but only for one day, said the report. It added: "They now claim in their testimonies that they tried to find and help Maria and that she had asked to come to the party herself." There appear to be no charges against them. "The next day the case was closed, they were released. And the case was closed," said Maria's mother. "The [Dubai] police investigation indicated that Maria said that she was running away from sexual violence and then went to protect her honour, her dignity, decided to commit suicide," she said. The mother claimed the statement was "falsified", adding that Maria wasn't trying to take her own life and saying she was not intoxicated. Medical tests also showed she had no alcohol in her blood, said her mother. Maria claimed that her expensive medical treatment was paid for by the Dubai authorities which the Russian outlet claimed was in return for not speaking negatively about the country. On her recovery from injury she added: "I mostly use a wheelchair and crutches. I still have a leg fracture that's healing. I'm learning to walk with crutches again, but for now, the wheelchair is my main means of moving around."
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Daily Mirror
'Porta Potty' party model 'beaten and thrown from roof' after a twist of fate
Ukrainian model Maria Kovalchuk, 20, was left with serious injuries after she attended a party in Dubai where she was allegedly violently assaulted by "rich Russian kids" A model says she was beaten and thrown from a roof after she ended up at a "Porta Potty" party in Dubai when she missed her flight. Ukrainian model Maria Kovalchuk, 20, was found on the side of the road in March having suffered horrendous injuries that included a broken spine and limbs. She remained in a coma after being treated in hospital for the injuries she sustained after she had "fallen from a height." She was feared to have ended up at the Porta Potty party in Dubai after she overslept and missed her flight to Thailand. The parties have gained an unwanted reputation as hives of degeneracy where rich men reportedly pay large sums in order to abuse and degrade attractive women, many of whom have prominent social media profiles. Maria, who did not share her ordeal until she left Dubai, is now recovering in Norway, where her mum resides. She now has a prominent scar on her forehead after she underwent multiple surgeries and has now denied that any United Arab Emirates citizens were behind her torture. She has since claimed "rich Russian kids" abused her at a hotel party. Maria has also claimed that her treatment was paid for by authorities in Dubai. Her mum Anna said: "I don't know how much they paid - the sum was colossal, millions." Russian news outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti, which spoke to Maria in Norway, claimed that "in exchange, she was asked not to say anything that would cast the Emirates' authorities in a negative light." Maria said: "I mostly use a wheelchair and crutches. "I still have a leg fracture that's healing. I'm learning to walk with crutches again, but for now, the wheelchair is my main means of moving around." After missing her flight, Maria said she met a young man, who she previously met at a karaoke bar, in the lobby of the Five Jumeirah Village hotel. The 19-year-old man lived with his dad in Dubai. The Russian outlet added: "She told him her air ticket had gone to waste and she had to check out of her hotel. [He] offered for her to stay in his room and claimed that his father could fly her to Thailand on a private jet." Maria then claimed there were children of wealthy Russian and Ukrainians at the party and that she agreed to go with the man and his pals, hoping it could lead to a free flight to Thailand, though the situation soon soured. "They started teasing me, why I wasn't drinking," she told prominent Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak at "Then some aggressive pushes like pushing in the shoulders began. After that, they started making fun of me like 'you belong to us, we will do whatever we want.' "I tried to take it as a joke, because it was really weird. They started behaving inappropriately, smashing bottles on the floor. That is, the entire floor was strewn with broken glass, that is, it was impossible to walk there. "Then they started intimidating me, smashing glass. After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport. And one of the girls….put on my things and just left in them, although before that I asked her not to do this, [and] to leave my things. That is, no one heard me, and she just left the hotel in my dress." This woman is now out of contact. The men reportedly "hinted" they wanted sex, she said, adding: "I did not reciprocate, and this aggression was also heating them up." The report claimed that "amid the violence, Maria tried to flee "but the young men "dragged her back into the room." It added: "When they stepped out onto the balcony, she escaped and hid at a nearby construction site." Then the men, who were "out of their minds" by this point, allegedly found her at the construction site and "beat her". "They practically tore the skin off her scalp, then threw her off a ledge onto the road," said the account. "I ran away. Then, already on the street, when I was, I didn't see them anymore, but I knew they were coming," said Maria. "I ran to the nearest building, just scared, and ran in, hid there. It was just an unfinished building, open." Maria does not remember the violent incident and CCTV footage has since been erased, she said. "Three months have passed - the police waited until the cameras were automatically wiped [after this period]. So now there's no evidence," said Maria. "Most likely, there was a blow to the head, I suppose. The next scene [that] I remember is me asking for help from a passing car, which had already stopped and called an ambulance and the police." She had fled wearing only a hotel robe. She said: "I think that maybe I was thrown. Or it was a beating. One of two options, the injuries looked like either a beating or a fall." The men accused by Maria were both detained by police in Dubai but only for one day, said the report. It added: "They now claim in their testimonies that they tried to find and help Maria and that she had asked to come to the party herself." There appear to be no charges against them. "The next day the case was closed, they were released. And the case was closed," said Maria's mother. "The [Dubai] police investigation indicated that Maria said that she was running away from sexual violence and then went to protect her honour, her dignity, decided to commit suicide," she said. The mother claimed the statement was "falsified", adding that Maria wasn't trying to take her own life and saying she was not intoxicated. Medical tests also showed she had no alcohol in her blood, said her mother.
Daily Record
a day ago
- Daily Record
'Porta Potty party model' lifts lid on ordeal after found with broken spine
Maria Kovalchuk has spoken out for the first time following her ordeal, which saw the young model found seriously injured in Dubai after going missing for more than a week. A wheelchair-bound Ukrainian model has pointed the finger at "rich Russian kids" after being found seriously injured in Dubai following her disappearance for over a week. In March, Maria Kovalchuk was discovered on a roadside amid fears she had been kidnapped into "sexual slavery". The 20-year-old, who suffered horrific injuries including a broken spine and limbs, had been in a coma after she was found close to death having "fallen from a height", reports the Mirror. Her friends feared that Maria had been a victim of a notorious Porta Potty party in Dubai - where rich men are reported to pay large sums to abuse and degrade attractive young women, including those with social media profiles. Maria - who did not speak before leaving Dubai - has now revealed she is recovering from her ordeal in Norway, where her mother lives. The model, who has a prominent scar on her forehead after undergoing multiple surgeries, denied that citizens of the United Arab Emirates were behind her torture. Instead, she pointed the finger at "rich Russian kids" who she alleges abused her after a party in a hotel. She claimed that her expensive medical treatment was paid for by the Dubai authorities. Her mother, Anna, said: "I don't know how much they paid - the sum was colossal, millions." Russian news outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti, which spoke to Maria in Norway, claimed that "in exchange, she was asked not to say anything that would cast the Emirates' authorities in a negative light." Maria said: "I mostly use a wheelchair and crutches. "I still have a leg fracture that's healing. I'm learning to walk with crutches again, but for now, the wheelchair is my main means of moving around." Recalling the incident, Maria said she had been in Dubai to get content for her job as a model when she overslept and missed her onward flight to Thailand. According to the report, she met a young man - whom she had previously met at a karaoke bar - in the lobby of the Five Jumeirah Village hotel. The 19-year-old man in question lives with his father in Dubai. The report said: "She told him her air ticket had gone to waste and she had to check out of her hotel. "[He] offered for her to stay in his room and claimed that his father could fly her to Thailand on a private jet." Maria then claimed that there was a party with the children of wealthy Russian and Ukrainian businessmen. She admitted she agreed to go with the man and his friends - hoping it would lead to a free flight to Thailand, but the atmosphere turned sour. "They started teasing me, why I wasn't drinking," she told prominent Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak at "Then some aggressive pushes like pushing in the shoulders began. After that, they started making fun of me like 'you belong to us, we will do whatever we want.' "I tried to take it as a joke, because it was really weird. They started behaving inappropriately, smashing bottles on the floor. That is, the entire floor was strewn with broken glass, that is, it was impossible to walk there. "Then they started intimidating me, smashing glass. After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport. And one of the girls….put on my things and just left in them, although before that I asked her not to do this, [and] to leave my things. That is, no one heard me, and she just left the hotel in my dress." This woman is now out of contact. The men "hinted" they wanted sex, she said, adding: "I did not reciprocate, and this aggression was also heating them up." The report claimed that "amid the violence, Maria tried to flee "but the young men "dragged her back into the room." It added: "When they stepped out onto the balcony, she escaped and hid at a nearby construction site." Then the men, who were "out of their minds" by this point, allegedly found her at the construction site and "beat her". "They practically tore the skin off her scalp, then threw her off a ledge onto the road," said the account. "I ran away. Then, already on the street, when I was, I didn't see them anymore, but I knew they were coming," said Maria. "I ran to the nearest building, just scared, and ran in, hid there. It was just an unfinished building, open." Maria doesn't remember the violence itself that led to her injuries, and the CCTV footage has since been erased, she said. "Three months have passed - the police waited until the cameras were automatically wiped [after this period]. So now there's no evidence," said Maria. "Most likely, there was a blow to the head, I suppose. The next scene [that] I remember is me asking for help from a passing car, which had already stopped and called an ambulance and the police." She had fled wearing only a hotel robe. She said: "I think that maybe I was thrown. Or it was a beating. One of two options, the injuries looked like either a beating or a fall." The men accused by Maria were both detained by police in Dubai but only for one day, said the report. It added: "They now claim in their testimonies that they tried to find and help Maria and that she had asked to come to the party herself." There appear to be no charges against them. "The next day the case was closed, they were released. And the case was closed," said Maria's mother. "The [Dubai] police investigation indicated that Maria said that she was running away from sexual violence and then went to protect her honour, her dignity, decided to commit suicide," she said. 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West Australian
a day ago
- West Australian
Maria Kovalchuk: OnlyFans model found injured, dumped on Dubai roadside tells of terrifying abuse
An OnlyFans model found battered and bloody after being dumped on the side of the road in Dubai has spoken for the first time of the horrific abuse she endured in the days leading up to her rescue. Maria Kovalchuk, 20, had been missing for eight days when passersby found her with a broken spine and limbs on March 19 amid fears she had been kidnapped into 'sexual slavery'. There was concern she was a victim of a notorious 'Porta Potty party' — where rich men reportedly pay large sums to abuse and degrade attractive young women. Ms Kovalchuk, who is from Ukraine, spent time in hospital in a coma and undergoing multiple surgeries and is now continuing her recovery in Norway where her mother lives. Her ordeal began when she checked out of her hotel room and missed a flight from Dubai to Thailand. In an interview with Russian TV station Ostorozhno, Novosti, Ms Kovalchuk, who was in a wheelchair, said she bumped into a Russian man she had met once before at a karaoke bar. The man, who was with three friends, a man and two women, offered to help, telling her she could stay in his room and they could fly to Thailand together in his private jet. Ms Kovalchuk said the first day 'everything was fine' but phoned her mum to let her know the new arrangement just to be safe. The next day, though, the men were drinking heavily and started to act aggressively and confiscated her personal belongings, including her passport. 'They were drinking very strong alcohol, like whiskey. They started to tease me, like, why don't I drink,' Ms Kovalchuk said. 'Then there were some aggressive pushes, they started to joke: 'You belong to us. We'll do whatever we want'. 'I tried to take it as a joke, because it was really weird. They started behaving inappropriately, smashing bottles on the floor.' The men 'hinted' they wanted to have sex with her but she rejected their advances. Worried, Ms Kovalchuk tried to escape but she was dragged back to the room. Later, she managed to escape the hotel, fleeing in a hotel robe and hiding at a nearby construction site. She doesn't remember what happened next and the CCTV footage has been scrubbed but says she knew the men were 'coming for her'. 'Most likely, there was a blow to the head, I suppose. The next scene (that) I remember is me asking for help from a passing car, which had already stopped and called an ambulance and the police.' 'I think that maybe I was thrown. Or it was a beating. One of two options, the injuries looked like either a beating or a fall.' Two men identified by Ms Kovalchuk were interviewed by police but released after one day without charge. Ms Kovalchuk said Dubai authorities had paid for her medical treatment, in exchange she claims she was asked not to say anything that painted Emirates authorities in a bad light.
